Top Rope of Fortress at Crowder's Mountain State Park NC

Eye sockets is a tough route. You have to climb the face aiming for a bolt inside two large huecos in the roof. Crank over the lip and climb the face to the ledge.

This may be the best picture to date! I'm rapping down, going to start cleaning the Nose. This is the second picture I've submitted, both of me on route entitled The Nose. There's a big blank runout on this, so cleaning is a breeze. Thanks to Casey for getting this picture (and the rest for the day)!

As you can tell she has lost her fear of climbing and heights! She beat down her first multi-pitch with no problems.

This is Noell, a very skilled and dedicated climber stepping unreasonably high in a chimney on Crowders Mountain, NC 20030914. Not only would I require major surgery should I attempt this move but looking at it makes me want to down a couple of Advil just to be safe. What amazes me more is somehow she made this move.

This is me chalking up on one of the best climbs at David's Castle (Nuclear Cottage Cheese 5.9+) on Crowders Mountain, NC 20030531.

This is Noell as she works the endless chimney of the Caterpillar (5.7) at Crowders Mountain, NC 20030914. You can ask her and she'll tell you it sucked but I like it because if you want to learn chimneys, this is a good start. Watch out for spiders as they like the chimneys too.

This is Galina as she effortlessly moves through the difficult moves of Another Brick in the Wall (5.10d) at Practice Wall on Crowders mountain, NC 20030629.

This is me stemming up the chimney of the Caterpillar (5.7) on Crowders Mountain, NC on another very hot day. This climb is fun and is a nice break from face climbs.

This is me rappelling down for a day of climbing on David's Castle at Crowder Mountain, NC.

This is a shot of me as I peeled off Overhand Direct at Crowder's Mtn (a 5.8) The beginning of a 30+ footer due to gear pulling/rock breaking.

Picture of myself about to top out on The Nose (5.5) Nice day for climbing but once the sun moved off of us the rock was like climbing ice

Ahh...the good ole days when I first started climbing. This area is now in Crowder's Mtn State Park. But it is in an area known as Buzzards Roost or Dixon Gap. We used to top rope and boulder down there a few years ago because we knew the man that owned the land before the state park acquired it.

This is a picture of my friend Justin goofing around on a boulder problem that we used to call "Loco." Because it was painted onto the other side of the rock. No...you didn't actually have to do this to send the route unfortunately, but if you did it mid route you got mad cool points.

Here we have Keri checking out her foot placement before climbing up Pleasant Dreams (5.8+)

We were on the way down from Crowder's Mountain, and I saw this incredible bouldering problem, and I had to try it. I don't boulder much, but now I know why you boulderers love it so much. It's INTENSE!

Myself attempting Eye Sockets (5.10). First time at Crowders and I liked what I saw.

This is actually Kings Mountain. It's just a few miles south of Crowders. Climbing is prohibited in this area but I have seen two bolted lines that looked really good and probably in the 5.10 to 5.11 range.

the photo doesn't show the true andle of the rock. The foot crack is actually horizontal. Climb good...photo bad.

This route is at the far right side of the ledge on the practice wall @ crowders. Not in my guide book. Photo by Tara Sebrell

Keri caught me fishing for some white courage on Pleasant Dreams (5.8+).

This is a really fun climb. Here is where the endurance training pays off. Made this one on sheer willpower.

Gotta start them young. Piper doesn't like ropes, but likes to climb. UH OH Sweet fingerlock though.

Photo by Tara Sebrell. That climb is rated what?